CVE-2007-6303

Publication date 10 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 does not update the DEFINER value of a view when the view is altered, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a sequence of statements including a CREATE SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW statement and an ALTER VIEW statement.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mysql-dfsg-5.0 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 5.0.45-1ubuntu3.3
7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.0.38-0ubuntu1.4
6.10 edgy
Fixed 5.0.24a-9ubuntu2.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.8

Notes


jdstrand

patch from debian works on gutsy and feisty. On edgy and dapper the test case fails (meaning the patch is incomplete).

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-588-1
    • MySQL vulnerabilities
    • 19 March 2008

Other references